#weekendread — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #weekendread, aggregated by home.social.
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Three EU countries rank among the world's top five for cybersecurity. Czechia ranked joint first in a global index, followed by Estonia in joint third and Finland in fifth. The index assessed 155 countries on cybersecurity preparedness. #WeekendRead: https://tr.ee/5Q6Zda
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2088905350724600166#m -
More than a quarter of people in the EU buy event tickets online. According to @EU_Eurostat, 26.8% of people bought them in the past three months of 2025, up 3.8pp from 2024. Ireland, the Netherlands and Denmark had the highest shares. #WeekendRead: https://link.europa.eu/fYDfYB
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2088555545720492293#m -
New digital tools are helping protect Europe's farmland birds. The EU-funded BirdWatch project uses satellite data to map habitats and help target conservation efforts where they can have the greatest impact. #WeekendRead: http://link.europa.eu/BYmbp9
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2086371151975268518#m -
AI-generated wildlife videos are changing how people perceive animals, a study finds. Fabricated AI animal content can create misleading impressions of wildlife behaviour and influence how people understand and engage with nature. #WeekendRead: http://tr.ee/XtAwlC
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2085991148074443152#m -
More than four in ten EU farms had internet access in 2023. According to @EU_Eurostat, 43% of EU farms reported having internet access, while 18% used precision farming technologies or practices. #WeekendRead: http://link.europa.eu/GT8bNR
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2083853563038413093#m -
Florence will host Italy's first centre for digital addiction. The Discover centre will provide prevention programmes, workshops, and support for young people, promoting the responsible and conscious use of digital technologies. #WeekendRead: http://tr.ee/bbaten
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2083467016028230121#m -
Video games are helping tackle real-world challenges. From healthcare and education to research and policymaking, 10 EU-funded projects are using serious games to deliver real-world impact. #WeekendRead: http://link.europa.eu/4hFyNJ
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2081309046637031513#m -
A new EU-funded project is helping strengthen cross-border wildfire response. The @_dare_eu project tested an open-source dashboard to improve emergency coordination, helping countries respond more effectively to major wildfires. #WeekendRead: http://link.europa.eu/yBb6tY
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2080938353973702847#m -
🇪🇪 #WeekendRead: how do you teach a 6 year old about online safety? Estonia's EU funded project uses an illustrated book and board game to do just that, plus training for teachers and police 🔗 Read more: https://link.europa.eu/GkwtbB
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https://nitter.net/EUHomeAffairs/status/2073686570234761724#m -
Three in four young people in the EU have at least basic digital skills. According to @EU_Eurostat, 74.6% of 16-24-year-olds had at least basic digital skills in 2025. Denmark, Czechia, and Malta recorded the highest shares. #WeekendRead: http://link.europa.eu/qFcVPY
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2078773589713523128#m -
New AI-powered tools are making digital content more accessible. The EU-funded @EUAbility project developed a multisensory tablet that combines AI and haptic technology to help people with visual impairments interact with digital content. #WeekendRead: http://link.europa.eu/8Cm8bc
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2078413718447423946#m -
Afghanistan isn't one war. It's many wars stacked on top of each other like old bones. Soviets. Warlords. Taliban. Americans. The names change. The graves fill the same.
#WarHistory #CentralAsia #WeekendRead #books #bookreview
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Storm infiltrated Al-Qaeda and befriended Anwar al-Awlaki, the terror group's deadliest recruiter. He drank tea with men planning mass murder. His cover was his real past.
#TrueSpy #WarOnTerror #WeekendRead #books #bookreview
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"The Cuckoo's Egg" reads like fiction. It isn't. Real stakes. Real spies. Real danger. All from a Berkeley astronomer who wouldn't quit.
#NonFiction #TechThriller #WeekendRead #books #bookreview
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"The Cuckoo's Egg" reads like fiction. It isn't. Real stakes. Real spies. Real danger. All from a Berkeley astronomer who wouldn't quit.
#NonFiction #TechThriller #WeekendRead #books #bookreview
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/cuckoos-egg-book-review/ -
Storm infiltrated Al-Qaeda and befriended Anwar al-Awlaki, the terror group's deadliest recruiter. He drank tea with men planning mass murder. His cover was his real past.
#TrueSpy #WarOnTerror #WeekendRead #books #bookreview
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/agent-storm-book-review/ -
Afghanistan isn't one war. It's many wars stacked on top of each other like old bones. Soviets. Warlords. Taliban. Americans. The names change. The graves fill the same.
#WarHistory #CentralAsia #WeekendRead #books #bookreview
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The book tells how Israel's early spies tracked Nazi war criminals across continents. They did not forget. They did not forgive. Adolf Eichmann learned this truth the hard way.
#WorldHistory #Mossad #WeekendRead #books #bookreviews
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The EU sold €414 billion worth of high-tech products in 2024. According to @EU_Eurostat, pharmaceuticals led high-tech production (29.1%), followed by electronics and telecommunications (23.1%) and scientific instruments (20.8%). #WeekendRead: 🔗 http://link.europa.eu/6RWngq
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2073320155900256643#m -
The book tells how Israel's early spies tracked Nazi war criminals across continents. They did not forget. They did not forgive. Adolf Eichmann learned this truth the hard way.
#WorldHistory #Mossad #WeekendRead #books #bookreviews
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The European Innovation Council Summit showed how Europe helps start-ups scale breakthrough technologies. It brought together researchers, entrepreneurs and investors working on AI, quantum computing, prosthetics and sustainable materials. #WeekendRead 🔗http://link.europa.eu/c78Rtk
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2071196160363045183#m -
More than half of young people in the EU encountered hostile or degrading messages online in 2025. According to @EU_Eurostat, 53.7% of internet users aged 16-24 saw such content, with young women more likely than young men to be exposed. #WeekendRead 🔗http://link.europa.eu/krnGdV
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2070831255755628993#m -
Social media has overtaken traditional media as a news source globally. Reuters Institute's 2026 Digital News Report: 54% used social media for news last week, compared with 51% on traditional media (TV, radio, news websites). @risj_oxford #WeekendRead: http://tr.ee/E9wtG9
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2068616663075815553#m -
Excessive screen time and social media are linked to young people's wellbeing.
A new @EurobarometerEU survey: 48% of adolescents say social media has a positive impact on mental wellbeing, while nearly 1 in 3 feel stressed, sad or excluded.
#WeekendRead: http://link.europa.eu/mkd479
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2068264341548531840#m -
The @NOUS_project helps build a connected European computing ecosystem.
The EU-funded initiative develops an open-source architecture linking cloud, edge, high-performance and quantum computing, improving interoperability and data sharing.
#WeekendRead: http://link.europa.eu/G8rGhT
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2066084981403996472#m -
New digital tools could make Europe's shipyards greener and more competitive.
The EU-funded ESY project develops technologies to track energy use, reduce waste and improve efficiency, helping shipyards lower their footprint and cut costs.
#WeekendRead: http://link.europa.eu/Fd8mq6
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2065725113954177384#m -
The number of ICT specialists in the EU keeps growing.
In 2025, more than 10 million people worked as ICT specialists across the EU, representing 5% of total employment. Sweden, Luxembourg and Finland recorded the highest shares.
#WeekendRead: https://link.europa.eu/QF9Tb8
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2063540716476014832#m -
Women make up over half of the EU's science and technology workforce.
According to @EU_Eurostat, women accounted for 52.5% of 81.6 million employed in 2025. However, they were underrepresented among scientists and engineers, making up 40.8%
#WeekendRead: http://link.europa.eu/Vt7ccF
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https://nitter.net/DigitalEU/status/2063175812103422164#m -
Women make up more than half of the EU’s science and technology workforce.
According to Eurostat, women accounted for 52.5% of the 81.6 million people employed in science and technology in 2025. However, they remained underrepresented among scientists and engineers, making up 40.8% of the total.
